Master Craftsman of the Elven World

Chapter 525 The Tae-kyung Cuisine at Treasure Restaurant, and Sister Fa Entrusted with the Task

After spending five days in Zone Zero, Lightmoss successfully helped the AI ​​doctor suppress the time machine. The AI ​​of the three Holy Swordsmen also provided powerful computing power. It was as if, with the collective wisdom of a group of top engineers, they finally managed to cause a bug in the time machine.

"The energy suppression of the time machine is very successful. Under these circumstances, the time machine will gradually stop operating due to insufficient energy and can bypass the doctor's defense settings."

"The Doctor's own defenses against the time machine are limited to abnormal shutdown caused by external forces. After all, she could never have imagined that the time machine would temporarily shut down due to insufficient energy. In this place where the energy of the crystal is abundant, this is absolutely impossible."

As for why the Taijing energy is insufficient, you'll have to ask the well-fed little turtle.

"I never expected that Talebagos's abilities would be used in such a way!"

Orin AI was truly at a loss for words!

Because during the previous battle, the Cosmic Superman unleashed an incredible beam attack that shattered the crystallized little turtle, the Orin AI only learned about some of Talebagos's abilities from the Lightmoss's description.

Only now do I truly understand how the power of Talebagos operates!
"That's right. When it's in Astral form, Talebagas has the power to steal the energy stored in the Astral Orb, and at the same time, it will deploy a shield around itself that reduces all damage. This is similar to the shield deployed by some powerful wild Astral Pokémon, only it's stronger and can be stolen multiple times."

The moss explained to Orin AI:

"After all, it was empowered by the meteorite and is a Pokémon of the source of the crystal! Its true power is far more than what it showed last time. However, the power is too great and even Talebagos itself cannot control it."

This is where the little turtle differs from other top-tier legends.

Other top-tier legendary characters who activate a battle system can generally control their own power, or even go a step further. Necrozma, for example, can even go berserk due to insufficient energy.

The little turtle is different. As the source of the Taijing, when the Taijing energy rises to a certain level, it will passively go berserk and cannot be suppressed.

Lightmoys prompted Orin AI to produce many "hexagonal gems" for research, which were special crystal gems formed from the corpse of Talebagos.

By absorbing a large amount of Crystal Energy and Star Crystal Energy from Zero Void through these Crystal Gems, and then using them in conjunction with Crystal Beads, our temporarily Crystallized Pokémon can also possess the properties of the Crystal Raid phase!

The most important thing is to seize the power of the [Tai Jing Energy Storage]!

"By repeatedly seizing, releasing, and recharging, we can completely drain the energy from the time machine. Then, through special procedures and channels, even though the park's defense and combat procedures have been defeated, everything was successfully completed as we had planned."

Seizing stored energy—this is something that appeared in the storyline of Blue Disc.

Talebagos constantly steals the protagonist's and Ulquiorra's energy reserves, and can even cause Pokémon that are already in a crystalline state to suddenly lose all their power and then explode on the spot.

This is absolutely impossible in a battle of crystallization! But the little turtle can do it!
In the story, Ms. Bai Leiya will also give explanations, but most of the time she just goes crazy and makes useless analyses. Danyu's Pokémon will inevitably be defeated due to the mechanism settings, so she can only become a cheerleader.

When Wuli's dense array of giant snakes appears, it only applies sugar frosting to the turtle, and the damage it deals is negligible.

While the shield is active, status moves have no effect on them. Pokémon that are not crystallized will take 20% less damage from crystallized shields, making them very powerful in terms of damage reduction.

The time machine incident has now truly come to an end. Of course, the time machine will continue to resonate with the energy of the Taijing crystal, so unless a star crystal toilet is built for Tailebagos to sit on, it is still very difficult to completely suppress the time machine.

"Therefore, at fixed intervals, the energy of the time machine needs to be released once, which means calling out Pokémon from a distant time and space. However, the release time is not long, and since we have adjusted the program, there will be situations where 'nothing happens.' That would be even better."

Furthermore, the collection of Star Crystal Fragments and Prism Crystal Fragments is now complete. Along the way, I collected countless Astral Crystal Pokémon with my own Astral Crystals, and I also defeated a bunch of Astral Crystal Pokémon to obtain their fragments.

The fragments of Taijing and Xingjing, piled up like small mountains, are placed in the connected world and can be accessed at any time.

And the Taijing fragments can actually be used as "cooking", which is quite amazing. You only need to add some Taijing powder.
Once Guangtai understood this, she made some improvements and offered some guidance to Pipa, who was cooking, and helped out a little. The results were immediately apparent:

[Secret Recipe Food - Tai Jing Cuisine!]

[Description: This is a dish that can alter the attributes of Tai Crystals. Originally, it was an exclusive dish that only the Treasure Restaurant in Jinhui Town could make. By grinding 50 Tai Crystal fragments of the corresponding attribute into powder and adding them to the dish, it not only enhances the texture and flavor but also generates a unique culinary power.]

[Effect: Changes the Pokémon's Crystal type to Ghost based on the current dish's attribute.]

[Achieve: Taijing Cooking (A+)!]

"Hiss, brother, this dish seems to have changed?"

Dishes made with Taijing also have a slight sheen. Although they don't reach the level of "the golden legend that appears as soon as you open the lid," you can still clearly feel that they are different from normal food.

"We need to add a little something more."

The light moss opened the memorial orb, and the level 80 young saltstone giant appeared, attracting the attention of Pipa's white giant.

Wow? A young man? But he seems incredibly powerful.
The giants roaming in Sector Zero are generally over 50 years old. Although they are old, their strength is far less than that of the guardians at the Crystal Mother Tree. When asked by Pipa's white giant, the Salt Stone Giant of Lightmoss remained silent.

It wasn't very good with words, having spent a long time alone under the Crystal Tree. After realizing that the giant spirit of Pipa seemed interested in it, it adopted a fighting stance.

This startled Piper and the white giant!
"Wait, that salt stone giant is just a little interested in you, it doesn't mean it wants to fight you."

"Not everything in this world can be resolved through fighting."

Lightmoss patted its Salt Stone Giant, calming its somewhat confused mind, and then pointed to the food: "I need your salt."

"Salt that has been influenced by the mother of the secret seasoning should be somewhat different from that in the outside world, right?"

The level 80 Salt Stone Giant's eyes flashed. It abandoned its fighting stance, then raised its right hand and rubbed the food slightly.

Legend has it that if a Salt Giant rubs its fingertips together to create salt, and then sprinkles it on an injured Pokémon, even the most severe wounds will heal instantly. This salt is also considered the finest condiment in the Padilla region.

At the same time, salt can ward off impurities, demons, ghosts, and so on.

The fact that Giant Saltstone can use salt to heal Pokémon may be inspired by the English word "curing salt," which has the dual meaning of "curing" and "healing."

[Secret Seasoning: The Salt of Purity - A Legend.]

[Description: This salt can resist Ghost-type energy. Pokémon that consumes this salt will not fall into status conditions for a short period of time.]

[Description (New): Salt of Grace]

[Influenced by the Mother Tree of the Crystal, the salt of the Salt Giant has undergone a miraculous transformation over 150 years. This salt can restore a Pokémon's energy and vitality, and quickly replenish depleted stamina.]

[At the same time, it can also help the opponent recover from various negative or excited states. These negative states are not limited to those caused by Pokémon moves.]

[After being influenced by the energy of the star crystal for 150 years, this salt stone giant has also undergone some changes, possibly through a new move mastered by the Prism Star—[Purification]!]

[Action: Purify.]

[Description: Cures the target's status ailment. If the status ailment is successfully cured, restores half of the user's maximum HP! The area of ​​effect is one other Pokémon on the field that can attack, excluding the user.]

[If the target is not in a state of abnormality, the attack will fail.]

Purify?
Lightmoss never expected that its Saltstone Giant, after expanding its move pool with Prism Star and undergoing its own abnormal transformation, would actually be able to learn this skill.

Well, this is very much in line with the Pokédex description of the Saltstone Giant, as well as its ecological and biological abilities. However, this move is actually a unique move, and it is of the [Poison] attribute.

"The Sea Cucumber's signature move: Purification."

Although the data for this move still exists in Generation IX, no Pokémon can use it.

Therefore, in a sense, this is also a move that was deleted.

Because the Sea Cucumber didn't have a Padiya visa. Furthermore, the effects and descriptions of its moves unexpectedly matched those of the Salt Stone Giant. The biggest reason it wasn't sent down was probably because...
If a Saltstone Giant already possesses [Self-Regeneration], and then adds [Purify], it might truly be invincible in doubles. This is because Purify not only removes status ailments from opponents but also affects teammates!

Heal your teammates, restore your own health, and the Salt Stone Giant itself won't fall into any abnormal statuses!

"If that's the case, then the Salt Giant has completely ruined Pokémon battles."

"However, I should say congratulations now."

"Rumble—" The Salt Stone Giant's eyes gleamed as it clenched its fingers and glanced at the Light Moss.

What does "Congratulations" mean?
"It means celebration."

Having not seen humans for 150 years and rarely encountering Pokémon, this Salt Giant only knows how to fight and understands nothing else.

"So, there's still a lot to learn, right, Giant Spirit?"

"Rumble—" Although the Salt Stone Giant was unaware of the current atmosphere, it knew that the Light Moss was filled with a feeling of joy for itself.

What is there to be happy about for a stone man like me?

Hmm, that's strange, but this feeling isn't bad.

It's a celebration.
[If you don't know what the mind is, I can help you. Life rejoices in the growth of other lives because we are friends and partners.]
The Iron Warrior in the other memorial sphere emitted an electronic voice, and the Salt Stone Giant, after a moment's thought, responded with a deep rumble.

Is that so? Then I'll leave it to you.

"Heirs of the soul!"

Guangtai smiled, then heard Pipa asking about the dishes. Before Guangtai could explain, Orin AI had already figured it out and showed an incredulous expression:

"This is [Taijing Cuisine]?! You actually know how to make this."

"Mom, what is Taijing cuisine?" Pipa asked curiously, while Orin AI was equally curious as to why Guangtai would make this:
"This is a cooking technique that only the chefs at Bao Canteen in Jinhui Town should possess!"

"Treasure Restaurant is a famous restaurant in the Padiya region. It is known throughout Padiya for its dishes that can alter the properties of the crystal!"

The dojo test for Jinhui Dojo is also held here. Aoki is a regular here. The tatami area in the middle can be transformed into a battle arena.

After defeating Aoki, you can talk to the shopkeeper here.
"Use 50 Crystal Shards of the corresponding type to make a special dish that changes the Crystal type of a Pokémon."

Orin AI explained in detail, but there was one thing she didn't know: "The crystal properties of Egui Peng and Talebagos cannot be changed."

"Once you learn that recipe, along with the [Powerful Crystal Beads] that only need to be recharged periodically in Padia, and the Crystal Fragments, you can freely switch Crystal attributes in other regions as well!"

"I never expected you to know this technology!"

The moss was in a bit of an awkward position.

"Actually, I just learned it recently. I just made some adjustments based on my previous cooking techniques. It seems that as long as the energy in the ingredients can be fully released, the Taijing dish can be completed."

"If you master this technique, Pipa will be able to make Taijing dishes too. But just don't try to steal business from the restaurant near Bao Canteen!"

Orin AI was overjoyed: "With such secret technology, we don't need to compete with Bao Canteen for business. Taijinghua's combat skills have not yet been fully applied in actual combat. With this technology, Pipa should be able to have a lot of say in the future work of the alliance."

"After all, the battles of Taijing are battles of attribute switching! How to avoid one's own weaknesses and use new attributes to fight is the underlying logic of Taijing transformation!"

Pipa glanced at the two of them, then suddenly noticed something in Orin AI's words. Combined with what he'd heard earlier about Chairman Yeci...
“Hoo—” Orin AI’s eyes moved and she said to Pipa, “Now, it’s time to explain some things to you, Pipa.”

"President Yeci prepared a Pokédex for you. You know what that's for, right?" Orin AI shook her head, rubbing her forehead. "Mom really didn't expect her to specially recruit you."

"In that case, when you get to the final checkpoint, if you can manage it, you should still beat her up!"

"Learning unique skills should be a good thing, but in Pardia, all good things are targeted by Yeci and transformed into the strength of the Pardia Alliance. This is Yeci's strategic vision and methods."

Guangtai burst out laughing.

However, although Chairman Yeci is known as the "chosen capitalist" and likes to make people work overtime, the objective factor behind this is that the Padiya region really doesn't have many available talents.

However, thanks to Chairman Yaji's efforts, no inexplicable organizations have emerged in the Padilla region, at least not yet. The people live in peace and contentment; aside from the somewhat aggressive wild Pokémon, everything is fine.

Moreover, both are guild leaders, and compared to another guild leader from Galar...
If players had a choice, would they choose Ye Ci or Loz?

"Speaking of which, you should be able to leave the pit for now, right?" Guangtai asked Orin AI. Orin AI nodded: "Thanks to the power of Talebagos, the powerful astral energy has reduced the amount of astral energy I consume when calculating and thinking. And because I am also a astral creation, the upper limit of astral energy I can store and gather has also greatly increased!"

"As long as I have Talebagos with me, I can indeed leave this research institute for a short period of time."

"Everything will be alright, my friend."

Orin AI smiled and nodded, for the first time she was full of anticipation for the future: "Although I am bound to the time machine and therefore cannot leave the crater for too long, the time machine, which is currently running out of energy, will not notice if I leave for a short period of time."

"However, without the Talebagos to extract energy, the time machine will soon start up again. Due to various factors, my time outside will also be limited."

"However, even if it's just for two days, or even just one day, I want to go to the research institute in Little Key Town and stay with my son, just like that, doing nothing."

"Even if I'm a robot, I can live in this world as a living being. For the first time, I feel that this is really wonderful."

Lightmoy nodded, and Pipa was naturally very happy, even a little excited.

Even if it's just for one day, as long as Mom can leave the research institute, then the days we can spend together will only get longer and longer!

"Once this place truly becomes the Champion Road, Mom, I'll bring six Pokémon, overcome all obstacles, and come visit you often!"

"Once I have the strength, everything will be fine!" Pipa rolled up his sleeves, gave a thumbs up, as if bidding farewell to his timid and cowardly past self!
Be reborn from this moment on!

Orin AI smiled: "I look forward to your growth, Pipa. Be sure to call me when you enroll in school!"

Then, she looked at the moss:
"I will use Psychic and Rock-type Pokémon to construct the Phantom Tower, which you taught me. The observation station in Sector Zero also needs to be repaired and restarted. The four station chiefs are ready to set off, taking the other Future Species with them."

Lightmoss: "And those metal bundles, those machine messenger birds, after being fully contained and processed, they will also become helpers in maintaining the observatory."

"It's a pity that the iron track disappeared somewhere. It vanished after the battle ended. They say it was an alien weapon."

Orin AI: "It's okay. The iron tracks are made of earth steel, so they can't go to the upper areas because the majestic teeth there won't let them through. However, even alien weapons don't seem to have much desire to gather information."

"The fact that it could be given commands by Iron Rock and was quickly defeated says it all. Perhaps it would be good to treat it as a 'legend' that mysteriously appears in Zone Zero and create some tension and excitement."

"Iron Rock also said that if the iron tracks reappear, it will try to capture them and take them to the third observation station."

"Oh, by the way, I have something else to give you."

Orin AI retrieved a Master Ball.

"For you, this is the fifth Master Ball that 'I' have given you. Inside this ball is the Zhenyifa, with whom you have a long-standing feud."

(End of this chapter)